Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The virtuous concubine is from North Korea, so you will take care of the virtuous Mrs. Hui first, and settle down at the East Sixth Palace. Let's go back to the palace first."

Li Xianhui knelt together with several women and said, "Observe the order."

Zhu Gaoxu touched the head of the boy wearing a dragon robe next to him, and asked, "I haven't been in the palace these few months, have you studied hard?"

The child raised his head and said, "Your subjects must ride horses and fight like your father!"

The queen scolded: "If the world is peaceful, why bother to fight again? Zhanhe must listen to his father's words, so that he can read and write!"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't seem to care, he laughed twice.

At this time, Li Xianhui saw the appearance of those concubines clearly, and was surprised again.

Several concubines are more beautiful than the last, and two of them are the most eye-catching.Li Xianhui was also a well-known beauty in North Korea. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the palace of the Ming Dynasty, she saw two women who were much more beautiful than her.One of them is tall and has a pair of charming almond eyes, and the other is young, but has plump and white skin, and his demeanor is so charming that even women are moved by it.

The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty was lustful, and his reputation spread to North Korea|North Korea.Li Xianhui thought it was a false rumor after meeting Zhu Gaoxu in Beiping chief envoy, but after meeting his concubines today, she felt that there might be some truth to the rumor.After all, if the emperor values ​​virtue and etiquette, virtuous and virtuous women are not necessarily beautiful; only when the emperor values ​​the beauty of women, will all the concubines around him be beauties.

Maybe this palace is not as simple and harmonious as Li Xianhui thought at first?

Chapter 7 Ambition and Desire

The Daming Palace in the evening is very beautiful.There is a dreamy streamer on the double eaves of the palace, and the lacquer paintings are more vivid on the side facing the sunset; while looking at other pavilions from a certain angle, the elegant shapes have become hazy, and the shadows highlight their outlines. Thought-provoking.

Or because this is a completely unfamiliar place thousands of miles away from home, even though it is so peaceful and comfortable, Li Xianhui still feels a little restless.From time to time, she looked at a brick road outside the palace gate, as if expecting something.

Pu Shi, who has a pair of double eyelids and almond eyes, said in the familiar Korean | North Korean dialect: "Your Majesty won't be able to see His Majesty tonight, and I won't be able to see you again for a few days."

Li Xianhui's eyes flickered when she was suddenly told.She subconsciously refused to admit it: "No... I'm not thinking about that."

But when she was reminded by Mrs. Park, she also felt a little strange.

In a strange place, she would feel at ease by Zhu Gaoxu's side, but it was useless for Mrs. Park to accompany her here; but Zhu Gaoxu had only known her for a few months, and Mrs. Park had been her playmate since childhood.

Mrs. Pu seemed to ignore Li Xianhui's denial, and said to herself: "When I was first conferred as a virtuous concubine, I always wanted to see the Holy Majesty, but later I found out that it was useless. The Majesty is very disciplined, just like the ex-concubine who just returned to Beijing now." For a few days, he must be in Kunning Palace on the first night, with the empress, and then the imperial concubine Mu, noble concubine, concubine Xian, concubine Shu, and the two concubines. There is no exception."

Hearing this, Li Xianhui nodded suddenly: "Does that mean it's useless to compete for favor?"

Mrs. Pu shook her head and said, "That's not the case, it's just such a rule."

Li Xianhui held Pu Shi's hand, and said softly: "We meet again, my sister is still close to me, you haven't forgotten our previous friendship."

Mrs. Pu smiled and said: "My Lord Weng and I are both from North Korea. We have no relatives or reasons here. Unlike other concubines, we all have the support of our mother's family. As the Lord Weng's status as a royal family, we should be named emperor soon Concubine, who is the owner of the Second East Palace, will also take care of me in the future. I can also help the Lord Weng."

"This is the Second East Palace?" Li Xianhui asked.

Mrs. Pu nodded and pointed to the west, but the place she pointed to was a wall, "The place surrounded by the palace wall in the middle is Qianqing Palace, Kunning Palace, the bedroom of the emperor and empress; on the east and west sides, there are six In the west are noble concubines (Miaojin), Xianfei (Yao Ji) and Shufei (Du Qianrui); in the east there is only one imperial concubine, the imperial concubine.

Now the Holy Majesty asks Lord Weng to live in the east, maybe the master of the East Second Palace is you, Lord Weng.I am a concubine, and there are some people with titles such as Zhaoyi, Jieyu, Meiren, Cairen, Xuanshi, etc. As long as they live in this palace, they are all female officials under your control. "

Li Xianhui nodded while listening.She quickly understood that the court of the Ming Dynasty was like another city with strict hierarchy.As soon as she arrived here, she was in a position that most court ladies could hardly look up to in their lives.

Suddenly, she remembered a sentence that Zhu Gaoxu said when she was the chief envoy in Beiping. At that time, Li Xianhui only saw Zhu Gaoxu a few times.Zhu Gaoxu's words are roughly: he traveled thousands of miles to call the virtuous Mr. Hui to Beijing for some other reasons; he also said that he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he first wanted to benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty.

At first Li Xianhui didn't understand this sentence at all, she was still immersed in the unexpected surprise at that time.Because the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not as cruel|horrific as the rumors said, but he was a handsome young man.

But until now, she did not understand the meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's words by accident... Although Li Xianhui is quite famous in North Korea, she is only famous in North Korea; , the most important reason may be power considerations.

Li Xianhui's father, Li Fangqian, is now in a weak position, but he was once a figure who could compete with the North Korean king for power; and he still retains some civil, military and aristocratic forces that are inclined to him.

However, the Ming emperor seems not to be dissatisfied with the current North Korean king. What is his purpose?

The more Li Xianhui thought about it, the more confused she became, and it was difficult to understand Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts.

"Have you met your brother?" Li Xianhui suddenly asked without thinking.The Pu family is one of the forces that favor Li Fang.

Mrs. Pu shook her head and said, "No. Maybe when Elder Brother is about to leave the capital, I can be allowed to meet him and see him off. Does he... still miss Master Weng?"

Today's scene suddenly appeared in Li Xianhui's mind. Among the crowd of ministers and officials, Park Jingwu eagerly looked and searched for the carriage.

Li Xianhui nodded slightly, and said in Korean: "My sister met Pu Jingwu and advised him not to think about the past when he was young. He has grown up, and he should put the big things first like a big man."

Mrs. Pu shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know that there are many men in this world who do everything for the sake of women."

"That won't be looked down upon by others?" Li Xianhui blurted out.

Park said softly: "Those big men who don't value women are also doing it for their own ambitions and desires?"

When Li Xianhui heard this, she was speechless to refute.

... Night has completely fallen on the palace.Lanterns were hung outside the Kunning Palace, and oil lamps were also lit in the stone lampstands beside the roads.The spacious and luxurious palace is quiet at night, but it doesn't look lonely, because the lights outside are always reminiscent of prosperity.

Empress Guo Wei was very tired, her whole body was weakly leaning against Zhu Gaoxu, her breathing was even and a little heavy.Zhu Gaoxu was lying on his back on the spacious bed, not sure if Guo Wei was asleep or not.

Ever since Guo Wei got married and became Princess Han, she has been married to Zhu Gaoxu for nearly ten years now.But she is actually only in her 20s. She has been pampered for many years, her skin and body are well maintained, and her body feels very warm|soft.When Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to admire her carefully, he could still feel her beauty and purity, and the lingering night of reunion still made him feel wonderful and comfortable.

However, everything seems to be different from before.

Until now, he was lying in the magnificent palace, half asleep and half awake, and for a moment he thought he was in a tent, listening to the sound of gold and iron horses and drums.

In the dead of night, he suddenly woke up. At this moment when he should sleep and have nothing else to do, he subconsciously felt the deepest part of his heart.Insecurity and dissatisfaction still spread in his heart.

There were millions of military households in the Ming Dynasty, who always defended the emperor's territory.There are more than [-] guards and guards stationed in the capital.The elite guards around the imperial city are controlled by Zhu Gaoxu's most trusted old brothers on the battlefield, guarding the imperial city day and night.Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace are surrounded by palace walls, and there are only a few palace gates to enter and exit, guarded by trustworthy eunuchs.

But Zhu Gaoxu still felt unsafe, probably because the first emperor Zhu Di had robbed the throne, and he also robbed the throne.Some abstract things should not be carefully thought about, otherwise the more you think about it, the more you will feel out of control.

And when he inflates himself and feels that he holds the power of the world and can do whatever he wants, he will find that rewarding those brothers who fought bloody for him can only be mixed with a lot of precious banknotes, because there is not enough money; With the current situation in the country and many half-starved people, he is still helpless.

But the princes and ministers who are well-clothed and well-fed think that they are not living richly; a large number of relatives and servants are still living a life of frugality, which makes the ministers very embarrassed and dissatisfied. They need to get more benefits|benefits .

There are many ideal characters in history.Faced with such a predicament, Wang Mang came up with a clever plan, and seized the property of the rich and wealthy, and distributed it to the common people.As a result, the problem was not solved, and the common people were poorer; moreover, the extremely angry clansmen organized a large army, and the war burned the entire dynasty, causing the Han Dynasty to lose tens of millions of people.

Zhu Gaoxu began to think hard, hoping to find a good way to break through the cage from his only "foresight".But he doesn't want to sacrifice himself and the power he has already obtained, and needs to get more benefits on the basis of protecting the throne.

He wants to usher in an unprecedented great era!In this way, he can still be recognized and praised by the world and future generations. After hundreds of years, his prestige still affects all future generations...

At this moment, Guo Wei, who was beside her, turned over and brought the cranky Zhu Gaoxu back to reality.Guo Wei's voice was a bit unclear, and she asked, "Has Majesty not slept yet?"

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu responded.

After a while, Guo Wei seemed to wake up quite a bit, and said on the pillow again: "By the way, my father sent a letter to the palace, asking me to send my sister to Fengyang, the central capital, to live. My father said that my sister is the wife of the deposed prince. According to morality and etiquette, it is reasonable to guard the mausoleum for the deposed prince, and it is not suitable to live in the palace anymore."

Zhu Gaoxu asked kindly: "What does Wei'er think? Regarding the Guo family, I should listen to you more."

Guo Wei said: "I want the Holy Majesty to be the master, and respond to my father in the same way."

"You decide, and then ask Wang Gui or Hou Xian to send someone to do it." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Guo Wei made a coquettish voice from her nose, and stretched out her bare|exposed arms to hug Zhu Gaoxu.